Hell, after this show it took several years before even another cartoon series was considered and produced.
#TMNT 4 TURTLES WITH FAN HOW TO#
Nothing about the show seemed to work and it wasn’t long before it got the axe.įor many, The Next Mutation represented a continuation of the terrible trend started in TMNT III, and a signal that no one quite knew how to properly handle an adaptation of the comic. The inclusion of a random 5th turtle character (a female by the name of Venus De Milo) sparked outrage amongst the fans and even the original comics’ creator, Peter Laird. The show tried it’s best to engage audiences with further Turtle adventures, but none of their storylines worked all that well. The other problem comes from the story itself. Couple that with the strange costumes they put everyone else in (from Foot Clan to weird dragon thingy’s), and you’ve got a show filled with stupid. The costumes for the Turtles themselves are ridiculous and makes it tough to take anything they do seriously.
One of the biggest issues facing this TV show came from the lack of budget. Sadly, we would have all been better off NOT knowing what came next. It’s set a little further in the future (hence why they dropped the “Teenage” part from the title) and shows what the Turtles are up to after their big screen adventures. Saban, the studio behind all the Power Rangers shows, developed this live-action television series, which supposedly followed the story canon established by the films. I don’t even know where to begin with this thing. It left a very sour taste in the mouths of fans, and nearly caused the entire TMNT ‘bubble’ to collapse. Fan goodwill was stretched too far, and it’s poor reception is why it’s been so long since the Turtles got another chance on the big screen.
#TMNT 4 TURTLES WITH FAN MOVIE#
The costumes are slapped together, the jokes fall flat, and generally feels like a movie version of the silly cartoon show…but not in a good way.Īfter two pretty good live-action films ( Secret of the Ooze started to get silly/ridiculous), this third movie all but killed the Ninja Turtles brand momentum. Everything from the production values to the story itself was knocked down to a ridiculous level. I’m not just talking about in terms of Ninja Turtles, I’m talking about in general. The third live-action film for TMNT is generally considered one of the worst things ever. While TMNT has had it’s fair share of awesome things (most recently the newest cartoon show), it’s also seen some horrible iterations. Hearing claims of how the new film (which just got a decent new trailer) is going to ruin the Turtles brand just cracks me up. Such is the case when it comes to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This kind of argument especially holds no merit for me, when a property has already seen it’s fair share of crappy versions.